YOU MAY ALSO FIND THESE DOCUMENTS HELPFUL

...AffirmativeAction: Fisher v The University of Texas
AffirmativeAction. For many Texas high school students, these two words haunt them. Their future, or at least their future at the University of Texas, depends on these words. For Abigail Noel Fisher, a 2008 graduate from Sugar Land, Texas, affirmativeaction and its race bias policies allegedly ruined her chances of getting into this prestigious state university. Fisher argues that race should not be a factor in college admissions processes, Fisher argues for equality. Equality in respect to race is in our constitution; it surrounds us everyday. In theory, race should be irrelevant in this day and age. Humanity has established that one race is not superior to another, so why should race matter at all in the college admissions process? Why should the University of Texas, or any other university, have that “check your race” box on their applications? Abigail Fisher, and every other person applying to the university, deserves as much opportunity as every other student of any race. When it comes to college, intelligence and character should be key to admission- not the color of the applicant’s skin. The University of Texas’ current affirmativeaction policy is an unfair college admissions process that the Supreme Court should ban so that admissions are based on intellectual ability in high school, national...

...AffirmativeAction the good, the bad and the ugly
Dawn Fletcher-Adams
University of Louisville
Soc 210-01 Race in the United States
America is called “the land of opportunity” however, most of the countries citizens are not able to enjoy the benefits that the title provides. Being able to accomplish scholastic goals, attend a four-year college, and to have an influential career, are not obtainable for many, even though they work hard. Our nation has long been plagued by an ugly occurrence. An occurrence that finds its origins at the very core of our society. It is a problem familiar in some ways to all of us regardless of which side of the argument we find ourselves, and yet it remains unsolved.
To verify that a problem exists, as Beverly, Tatum explains, we must first understand, racism as a system of advantage based on race, and white privilege as unjust enrichment through racial oppression,(Tatum,pg 10, 115). Next we must look at the steps taken to level the playing field of advanced racial groups.
In America racism and discrimination is a cruel reality. For centuries now, local, state, and federal governments have been proactive in protecting or expanding the system of racial discrimination. White government officials and programs have often favored the racial and political-economic interests of white Americans. Government programs historically provided much access to homesteading land and numerous other valuable resources...

...AffirmativeAction Right?
Affirmativeaction has been around for decades. Some believe it isn’t fair but others do. Those who believe and agree with affirmativeaction tend to say, “The principle of affirmativeaction is to promote societal equality through the preferential treatment of socioeconomically disadvantaged people” (Bidmead, Andrew pg 3). Others that disagree with it and find it unfair simply see it as another form of discrimination, giving one group extra advantages based upon nothing but their skin color (Cline, Austin pg 1). I believe that affirmativeaction is indeed fair because it gives minorities a better chance at having a successful career in their near future.
“Affirmativeaction has been extremely controversial. Supporters maintain that it is the only way to overcome the effects of past discrimination and promote integration. Critics dismiss it as “reverse discrimination,” denying opportunities to qualified whites and men”. (Bakke pg. 2) The thing is, a lot of people really don’t know or understand exactly what affirmativeaction is. It’s a term that refers to many government policies that aim to increase the proportion of women, African-Americans, and other minorities in educational institutions and jobs historically dominated by white men....

...October 2014
Essay Set II – AffirmativeAction
The Supreme Courts have recently decided to allow states to abolish affirmativeaction in college admissions if state voters say so. Instead of getting rid of affirmativeaction altogether, the court decided to let state voters control what will happen. Affirmativeaction in evaluating college applicants has supporters and opponents on both sides of the political spectrum, but generally speaking it is more popular among liberals than among conservatives.
The Fourteenth Amendment outlaws racial discrimination. Racial quotas and preferences are and by definition, racial discrimination. Racial quotas are considered unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Universities across the United States had already been admitting blacks for years. But they found that relatively few blacks had the test scores and high school records that are normally required for admission. So they instituted affirmativeaction, an alternative for racial quotas and preferences. In time, Hispanics were added to the list anomalously. The state of Texas replaced affirmativeaction plan with a percentage plan that guarantees the top 10% of high-school graduates a spot in any state university in Texas. California and Florida have similar programs. Affirmative...

...﻿
Abstract
What is affirmativeaction? Affirmativeaction is an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, esp. in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination. In the 1940s: President Roosevelt signed an order making discrimination illegal in defense contracting. 1954: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate but equal" facilities on the basis of race were unconstitutionally discriminatory. The Act of 1964: Congress passed the Civil Rights Act prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, national origin and religion in employment and education. 1965: President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to undertake affirmativeaction to increase the number of minorities they employ. 1974: President Nixon declared that affirmativeaction programs should also include women (http://isis.fastmail.usf.edu/eoa/affirmative_intro.asp). The affirmativeaction time line goes on and on, however, affirmativeaction does not fix past racial issues, it leaves issues unfixed causing a present effect on past discrimination. The question asked today is, is affirmativeaction still necessary today in the United States of America.
The question is “Is...

...AFFIRMATIVEACTION
As much as we desire diversity, it will not occur if left to chance. We educate ourselves when we learn to interact with people of different colors and nationalities. During the last election, the majority of Americans voted for an African American President. Why then do we continue to use affirmativeaction to fight inequality? It is not so easy to wipe away centuries of inferiority, shame, and scars, by simply anointing one minority to the highest position in the land. It will take positive steps to increase the representation of minorities in the areas of employment and education.
One of the disadvantages of affirmativeaction is bypassing the very people that the program was designed to help because it was created on the basis of race not socioeconomic preferences, a failure that has undermined the nature of equality. The criticism that affirmativeaction is an unfair reward given to minority students because of their skin color, points to one of the disadvantages of ending affirmativeaction, which begs to ask if the end actually justifies the meanns. However, if skin color is used to discriminate against African Americans, then the same skin color must be used to level the playing field, and give African Americans a better shot at the American Dream.
For African Americans to achieve this dream, the...

...Name
Professor Name
Management
11th November 2011
AffirmativeAction
Thesis: AffirmativeAction has helped many women and minorities in entering the job market. Although there has been a lot of hue and cry regarding the benefits of the affirmativeaction and the suitability of candidates selected thorough affirmativeaction; research has shown thataffirmativeaction is beneficial and the candidates of affirmativeaction perform as well as those who are selected through the normal process.
I. An overview of affirmativeaction and the different viewpoints presented by different groups.
II. Reasons for affirmativeaction by corporate
III. The History of Affirmativeaction and how it was started.
IV. The benefits accrued due to affirmativeaction over the last 30 years since its inception and the performance of employees hired through affirmativeaction.
V. Costs related with affirmativeactions and the feasibility of the same during economic downturn.
VI. Conclusion of the major points presented in the paper.
AffirmativeAction has been the source of heated debate...

...Is AffirmativeAction Necessary to Achieve Racial Equality in the United States?”
Affirmativeaction is an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of member of minority groups and woman; also noted as an effort to promote the rights or progress of other disadvantaged persons. Affirmativeaction arose in 1964 as a way to fix the racial discrimination and to promote the rights that were declared in the Civil Right Act. In the 60’s, Americans who knew the potential of “equal protection of the laws” expected the United States government would uplift the promise of the 14th amendment. But when the government didn’t, is arose this question: Does the constitution’s prohibition of denying equal protection always ban the use of racial, ethnic, or gender criteria in an attempt to bring social justice and social benefits? Affirmativeaction is necessary to achieve racial equality in the United States.
Those who are for affirmativeaction believe that the United States is not what it says it is when it comes to a “color-blind” society. An African-American sociologist, Robert Staples, views affirmativeaction as a positive policy that will restore the rights for minorities and women. His views on American society are ones filled with racism. He states that he fears that the attack on...